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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dionysus say the problem is with Pentheus's dress?

2. What is Hellas?

3. What does the Chorus refer to as the "sure pledge of death" for Pentheus?

4. In what kind of strain does the Chorus want to "exalt their Bacchic god?"

5. During the third ode, the Chorus looks forward to what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of having the women defeat the men in the battle? Support your answer with examples form the play.

Essay Topic 2

What does Pentheus symbolize and how does he symbolize it? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

What is foreshadowing? Using examples from the book, describe at least two examples of foreshadowing.

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